1. PK Nick Rose

The Redskins signed free agent kicker Nick Rose on Tuesday after placing Dustin Hopkins on injured reserve with a partially torn hip muscle. Rose has never played a regular-season game but played in six preseason games, his most recent stint being with the 49ers.

Washington has been plagued with years of inconsistency at the kicker position before Hopkins’ arrival. This will be an area to watch Monday night. Rose will need to be reliable on field goals and extra points but also kicking deep into the end zone on kickoffs.

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In his six preseason games, the former Texas product is 5-for-8 in field goals with a long of 55 yards and 7-of-8 in extra points made.

2. DE Anthony Lanier

With Allen out indefinitely with a Lisfanc injury, Lanier will get an opportunity to show what he is capable of. The second-year player out of Alabama A&M is a tough person to block at 6-foot-6 and uses his height and size to collapse the pocket.

Hopefully, Lanier can be a disruptive force. Greg Manusky’s defense was able to generate plenty of pressure moving Carson Wentz off his spot in Week 1 matchup, collapsing the pocket several times but was unable to finish the job with a sack.

3. WR Josh Doctson

Over the first six weeks, the former 2016 first-round pick out of TCU has been slowly gaining the trust of quarterback Kirk Cousins. In the past three weeks, Doctson was targeted eight times.

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If Doctson is successful in the Redskins offense, it could put tremendous pressure on the Eagles defense. It already has to account for TE Jordan Reed, RB Chris Thompson and the sure-handed Ryan Grant. Doctson so far this season has four receptions for 90 yards and two touchdowns.

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